The Beginning Of Wisdom Poem by RIC BASTASA

the beginning of wisdom
the theologians keep saying is the fear of God
i am afraid it is not at all true
for why should i fear my beloved?
why should i be afraid of my father?
why should i be dumb before him?
the great Plato says
the beginning of wisdom is the acceptance
that i do not know anything at all
inside the cave i am but a shadow
searching to the end of the tunnel where
the exit shows the flaming light

and so here i am knowing none
and feeling so near to God
Thy will be done
for I, this human, knows at all none.